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Is a Tankless Water Heater Right for You?

Matt Duenas — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:47:00 +0000

I recently had a customer come into the northeast Hollywood district A-Boy store, sit down at my desk and tell me about his recent remodel and his brand-new high-resolution 240Hz, plasma flat screen TV in his basement. The client then started to tell me about his leaky water heater. He asked for a price on [...]

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Is a Tankless Water Heater Right for You?

Kitchen Faucets

Lorri Foster — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:28:57 +0000

Kohler Karbon Kitchen Faucet With five pivoting joints, the Karbon articulation faucet offers total range of motion, putting water exactly where it needs to be. Now featuring an extended palette that includes Bronze, Polish and Brushed Gold, and Black with polished Chrome. Available in deck and wall mounts units. Delta Addison Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet The [...]

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Kitchen Faucets

Low Flush Toilets

Dan Dolan — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:39:52 +0000

In case you have not noticed, there is a race going on in the toilet industry. Over 20 years ago the low flush (1.6 gallons) toilet became the standard and low flush also became synonymous with poor performance. Every toilet needed a plunger to help it along because the manufacturers didn’t know how to make [...]

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Low Flush Toilets

Green Plumbing?

Leo Borton — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:11:57 +0000

I have been recently revisiting the “Green Plumbing” theme, and found that the term “green” has many different definitions. The most important is finding that definition for the homeowner. Is conserving water your concern? Saving energy? Are you looking to reclaim rainwater? Maybe the term “green plumbing” has more to do with how you water [...]

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Green Plumbing?

In the Pink Bath

Karla Pearlstein — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:48:51 +0000

Is your bathroom in the pink? If so, consider yourself fortunate indeed! Vintage bathrooms often sported a wide array of colored bathroom fixtures. The adventure into color began in the 1920s. Changes in technology brought opportunities to experiment with glazes on porcelain fixtures. This facilitated a shift away from the white on white approach common [...]

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In the Pink Bath

Put the Skids on a Low-Flow Toilet Issue

Robin Fisher — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:18:18 +0000

I have been a kitchen and bath designer for 26 years and I just purchased my first low-flow toilet. I have been specifying low-flow toilets since it became the law in 1994, but I never owned one, so I was not aware of the “idiosyncrasies” of actually experiencing one over the long haul. What I [...]

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Put the Skids on a Low-Flow Toilet Issue

Water Conservation

Leo Borton — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:01:59 +0000

As we head into the time of year that we hear about water shortages, it might be a good idea to talk about conservation. Water conservation has come a long way in the past 15 years when people grimaced upon the mere mention of the topic. Today we have toilets that actually perform well while [...]

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Water Conservation

Portland Vintage Plumbing

Staff Writer — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:38:37 +0000

A short interview with the owner of Portland Vintage Plumbing, Brenda Wasco on what products she has to offer and why she opened her business. Why did you start Portland Vintage Plumbing? I have worked in the plumbing industry for 10 years, and can’t imagine anything I would rather do. I feel it’s an honor [...]

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Portland Vintage Plumbing